The Piper's Despair (D M Quinn)

Uilleann Pipes
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I’d be grateful if anybody could tell me where I might get a copy of The Piper’s Despair. I realize it’s a few years old but I see many references to it and there don’t seem to be any copies on sale in the usual places. As my reedmaking improves I’m guessing from what I know of it that it would be a great help. I’ve also searched for contact details for David Quinn but haven’t managed to find any.

Regards, Tony.

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Hi
got my copy in 2019 via Nick Whitmer

Whitmerpipes.com

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Thank you Kuddel for your help. Nick and i are in contact.

Regards

Tony

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Hi Red,
I’m glad you’ve got a contact for the book. I’ve seen a copy and I think there’s stuff in there that you won’t find anywhere else.

By the way, I hope you don’t mind me sayin’ but that sure is some “nom de plume” you’ve got there. I don’t know whether to be impressed or downright scared!

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And don’t forget to rely on the videos from NPU for reedmaking.

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Thanks for your comments Driftwood. I’m hoping it will help me answer a few more of the thousands of questions I have about making reeds.

BTW the Red Branch Knights were a mythical bunch of warriors who supposedly served the king of Ulster in the 3rd century. Sometimes I feel just as old as that!

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Thanks elbow those videos are a wonderful resource, both the earlier ones and the newer.

I’m hoping to get to a stage where I can confidently make an adjustment to a reed without having too many unexpected consequences!

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Don’t we all!